AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PHILOSOPHY TEACHERS
and
AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL ASSOCIATION

THE THIRD APA/AAPT TEACHING SEMINAR
FOCUS: TEACHING ETHICS AND TEACHING CRITICAL THINKING

Sponsored by the American Association of Philosophy Teachers and the Committee on Teaching of the American Philosophical Association

Thursday Morning, May 7, 1998 8:00 am - 12:30 pm

This Workshop, scheduled for Thursday morning prior to the 1998 Central Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association, is designed to support teachers of philosophy in learning more about teaching and in sharing experience with others interested in improving their skills.

Registration: To register, return the Teaching Workshop Registration Form (available here or in the February Proceedings) with a check made out to "APA", to:


Teaching Workshop
American Philosophical Association
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716.

The registration fee, if received before April 1, 1998, is $30 ($15 for graduate students and unemployed philosophers). Please note that registration is limited. After April 1, registration will be on a space-available basis for a fee of $35 ($15 for graduate students and unemployed philosophers). Note that this is a separate registration fee from the fee for the APA Central Division meeting. The sponsors acknowledge the Central Division for its assistance.

WORKSHOP PROGRAM

MAY 7, 8:00 A.M. - 12:30 PM

SESSION I: 8:00-10:10

Chair: Betsy Newell Decyk (California State University, Long Beach)

8:00-8:10,
Crystal Room

WELCOME
Betsy Newell Decyk

8:10-9:45
CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS

Workshop I, Parlor A:
"COGNITIVE HEURISTICS AND BIASES"
Leah Savion (Indiana University)
Workshop II, Parlor B:
"TEACHING APPLIED ETHICS AS SERVICE LEARNING"
Jerry Kapus (University of Wisconsin, Barron County)

9:45-10:10,
Crystal Room
NETWORKING OVER COFFEE

SESSION II: 10:10-12:30

Chair: Robert Timko (Mansfield University)

10:10-10:20,
Crystal Room

INTRODUCTION
Robert Timko

10:20-11:20,

TUTORIAL I:
"HOW NOT TO TEACH ETHICS: INTERNALISM AND EXTERNALISM IN ETHICS"

William Hughes (University of Guelph)

11:20-12:20,

TUTORIAL II:
"HOW TO THINK ABOUT WEIRD THINGS"

Ted Schick (Muhlenberg College)

12:20-12:30

CLOSING DISCUSSION

Chairs:
Eric Hoffman (Executive Director, APA)
Kenneth Cooley (University of Wisconsin, Waukesha)